Cinco de Mayo

What does Cinco de Mayo mean to you? What Cinco de Mayo means to me is celebrating with family and having a good time. Back in 1861 Benito Juárez had stopped making the interest payments.In 1861, to countries that Mexico owed money to. In response, France attacked Mexico to force payment of this debt. France decided that it would try to take over and occupy Mexico. France was successful at first in its invasion; however, on May 5, 1862, at the city of Puebla, Mexican forces were able to defeat an attack by the larger French army. In the Battle of Puebla, the Mexicans were led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. Although the Mexican army was victorious over the French at Puebla, the victory only delayed the French advance on Mexico City. A year later, the French occupied Mexico. The French occupying forces placed Emperor Maximilian I on the throne of Mexico in 1864. The French, under pressure from the United States, eventually withdrew in 1866-1867. Maximilian was deposed by President Benito Juárez and executed, five years after the Battle of Puebla.Look on my next clip for a video aboutr Cinco de Mayo I think that you will like it and you can learn a little bit about Cinco de Mayo......